World Cup, Stockholm: Elaine Breeden Sets U.S. Record During Day Two Finals

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, November 7. THE last day of short course meter finals racing in the 2010 FINA World Cup series is complete at the final stop in Stockholm.

Men's 1500 free
France's Sebastien Rouault easily surpassed the top-ranked time in the world in the distance free with a sterling 14:37.94. That swim crushed the previous best of 14:40.11 set by Job Kienhuis in Berlin.

Faroes' Pal Joensen took second overall in 14:54.21, while Japan's Jumpei Higashi wound up third in 15:04.08. Both Joensen (14:47.39) and Higashi (15:03.22) have been faster this season, both at the Berlin stop.

Belgium's Ward Bauwens (15:08.65), Denmark's Anders Lie (15:20.85), Russia's Nikita Belyaev (15:30.20), Russia's Anton Dobrzhanskiy (15:59.29) and Sweden's Anton Nieminen (16:28.47) completed the top eight.

Women's 100 free
Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom raced to victory in 53.13, touching out Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen (53.17) and Australia's Angie Bainbridge (53.18) for the top prize. Sjostrom has been faster with a third-ranked season best of 52.65.

USA's Dana Vollmer touched fourth in 53.42, while France's Camille Muffat took fifth in 53.53. Finland's Hanna-Maria Seppala (54.05), Sweden's Josefin Lillhage (54.3) and Sweden's Gabriella Fagundez (54.40) also swam in the finale.

Men's 200 free
Germany's Paul Biedermann posted a swift 1:43.03 for the victory. He moved to second in the world rankings behind only Danila Izotov's 1:42.77 from the Moscow stop. France's Yannick Agnel took second tonight in 1:43.18 for third in the rankings, while South Africa's Darian Townsend completed the podium in 1:44.07 for sixth in the world.

Russia's Artem Lobuzov placed fourth in 1:45.95, while The Netherland's Stefan De Die earned fifth in 1:46.35. Russia's Andrey Ushakov (1:47.08), The Netherlands' Joost Reyns (1:47.16) and Sweden's Robin Andreasson (1:47.82) also vied for the title.

Women's 50 breast
Sweden's Jennie Johansson posted the top-ranked time in the world with a strong 30.10. That swim edged the 30.16 set by Yuliya Efimova during the Berlin stop. Germany's Dorothea Brandt placed second tonight in 30.31, while Sweden's Joline Hostman finished third in 30.93.

Australia's Sally Foster (31.19), Russia's Valentina Artemyeva (31.20), Norway's Katharina Stiberg (31.32), Germany's Kerstin Vogel (31.56) and Belgium's Kim Janssens (31.72) made up the rest of the championship field.

Men's 100 breast
Russia's Stanislav Lakhtyukov took home the title in 58.79, while France's Hugues Duboscq finished second in 59.20. South Africa's Neil Versfeld placed third overall in 59.23.

Russia's Anton Lobanov (59.30), Russia's Sergey Geybel (59.97), Japan's Daiya Seto (59.99), Lithuania's Giedrius Titenis (1:00.12) and Sweden's Jakob Dorch (1:00.30) also competed in the championship heat.

Women's 400 IM
USA's Julia Smit enjoyed another victory, this time in the distance medley with a 4:28.59. Sweden's Stina Gardell (4:35.55) and France's Lara Grangeon (4:36.29) rounded out the top three.

Sweden's Sara Thyden (4:38.54), Sweden's Ida Sandin (4:43.65), Spain's Beatriz Gomez (4:43.86), Russia's Julia Larina (4:52.53) and Sweden's Frida Berggren (4:55.06) finished fourth through eighth.

Men's 100 fly
Sweden's Lars Frolander topped South Africa's Lyndon Ferns, 51.26 to 51.45, for the title. The Netherlands' Joeri Verlinden finished third in 52.02.

Brazil's Leonardo De Deus (52.91), Japan's Daiya Seto (52.96), Russia's Maksim Ganikhin (53.58), Croatia's Duje Draganja (53.97) and Russia's Andrey Tambovskiy (54.18) took home the rest of the championship finishes.

Women's 100 back
Australia's Belinda Hocking continued a strong meet with a winning time of 58.13, while Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom posted a 58.83 for second. Russia's Maria Gromova made up the rest of the podium with a 58.98.

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry (59.23), Spain's Mercedes Peris (59.40), Japan's Marie Kamimura (59.44), Japan's Mai Harada (59.94) and Belgium's Kimberly Buys (1:00.14) touched fourth through eighth.

Men's 50 back
USA's Peter Marshall edged his previously top-ranked season best of 23.38 with top time of 23.35. Brazil's Guilherme Guido finished second in 23.65, while USA's Randall Bal wound up third in 23.82. France's Jeremy Stravius (23.87) and Spain's Ashwin Wildeboer (23.92) also cleared 24 seconds.

USA's David Russell (24.46), Norway's Lavrans Solli (24.97) and Norway's Sverre Naess (25.36) placed sixth through eighth.

Women's 200 fly
USA's Elaine Breeden lowered her top-ranked season best of 2:04.54 from Tokyo with a triumphant time of 2:04.26 today. That swim beat the U.S. national record of 2:04.27 set by Mary DeScenza back in 2008. Sweden's Martina Granstrom wound up second in 2:05.63, ahead of compatriot Petra Granlund's 2:05.91.

USA's Kim Vandenberg finished fourth in 2:06.09, while Sweden's Ida Marko-Varga took fifth in 2:07.74.

South Africa's Mandy Loots (2:08.98), Finland's Emilia Pikkarainen (2:11.30) and Singapore's Meagan Lim (2:15.25) placed sixth through eighth.

Men's 200 IM
South Africa's Darian Townsend topped the event in 1:54.47, while Brazil's Henrique Rodrigues touched second in 1:55.84. Sweden's Simon Sjodin earned third overall in 1:56.13.

Lithuania's Vytautas Janusaitis (1:56.81), Japan's Kosuke Hagino (1:57.61), China's Sun Han (2:00.70), Spain's Carlos Vives (2:01.19) and Denmark's Chris Christensen (2:01.45) also posted finals finishes.

Women's 400 free
France's Camille Muffat won the middle distance race in 4:01.18, while Denmark's Lotte Friis took second in 4:02.60. Australia's Angie Bainbridge placed third in 4:04.24.

France's Coralie Balmy (4:04.68), Australia's Merindah Dingjan (4:05.06), Spain's Melanie Costa (4:05.74), Spain's Patricia Castro (4:08.55) and Germany's Silke Lippok (4:10.54) also competed in the finale.

Men's 50 free
South Africa's Roland Schoeman (21.30), Sweden's Stefan Nystrand (21.32) and Germany's Steffen Deibler (21.50) comprised the podium in the splash-and-dash.

Finland's Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (21.53), USA's William Copeland (21.60), Australia's Matthew Abood (21.73), France's Alain Bernard (21.86) and Sweden's Petter Stymne (22.15) grabbed the rest of the finishes.

Women's 200 breast
In an exciting finish, Denmark's Rikke Moeller Pederson clipped Australia's Sally Foster, 2:20.39 to 2:20.48, for the win. Pederson moved to second in the world rankings behind Leisel Jones (2:18.86), while Foster improved upon her previously second-ranked season best of 2:20.82. Japan's Mio Motegi earned third-place honors in 2:22.17.

Japan's Keiko Fukudome (2:22.56), Sweden's Joline Hostman (2:22.64), Russia's Anastasia Chaun (2:25.55), Belgium's Fanny Lecluyse (2:25.82) and Sweden's Elin Martensson (2:28.23) picked up fourth through eighth.

Women's 100 IM
The Netherlands' Hinkelien Schreuder cleared 1:00 to win the sprint medley in 59.70. She's been faster this year with a top-ranked-tied effort of 59.29 during the Berlin stop. USA's Julia Smit placed second in 1:00.25, while Finland's Hanna-Maria Seppala took third in 1:00.84.

Norway's Katharina Stiberg (1:01.69), Russia's Daria Belyakina (1:01.85), Sweden's Sara Thyden (1:02.24), Japan's Kanabo Watanabe (1:02.64) and Sweden's Lovisa Ericsson (1:02.92) also competed in the championship heat.

Men's 200 back
Russia's Arkady Vyatchanin cruised to victory in the distance backstroke event with a time of 1:51.78. He owns the top-ranked time this year with a 1:49.48 from the Berlin stop. Poland's Radoslaw Kawecki took second in 1:53.19, while South Africa's George Du Rand placed third in 1:53.83.

USA's David Russell (1:54.41), Sweden's Kristian Kron (1:54.60), The Netherlands' Nick Driebergen (1:55.06), Brazil's Leonardo De Deus (1:55.65) and Japan's Kuninori Tada (1:55.72) snatched fourth through eighth.

Women's 50 fly
Sweden's Therese Alshammar, who dominated the World Cup circuit throughout the duration of the seven stops, closed out 2010 with a winning time of 25.30 in the sprint fly. Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen placed second in 25.49, while USA's Dana Vollmer finished third in 26.00.

France's Melanie Henique (26.01), Norway's Ingvild Snildal (26.38), Japan's Rino Hosoda (26.45), USA's Elaine Breeden (26.60) and Belgium's Kimberly Buys (26.84) closed the curtain on the 2010 World Cup series.

Day Two Finals Results

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